Photo by Alejandro Stein
Exhibition
Saudi Arabia
Maghras, a Farm for Experimentation
Until November 9 2025
The pavilion unfolds as a site of reflection and response, shaped by research, programmes, and artistic interventions cultivated at Maghras, a farm and interdisciplinary community space in Al Ahsa. Once defined by water abundance, this ancient oasis has undergone ecological and social shifts that echo across agrarian landscapes worldwide. Structured as a transplanted Maghras—a unit of land demarcated by four palm trees—the pavilion symbolically frames the dialogues, material traces, soundscapes of field recordings, and speculative gestures emerging from the space. It invites audiences into Al Ahsa’s evolving agro-ecosystems, engaging with urgent questions of preservation, adaptation, and reimagination to cultivate a more restorative bond between people and ecology.
Credits
International participation part of the 24th International Exhibition Inequalities.
Commissioned by: the Ministry of Culture of Saudi Arabia
Curated by: Lulu Almana and Sara Al Omran
Caleidoscopio nella Sezione introduttiva a carattere internazionale, nel Salone d'onore
Installazione luminosa "Luce spaziale" di Lucio Fontana sul soffitto dello Scalone d’onore. Nel vestibolo del primo piano, decorazione parietale di Bruno Cassinari
Interno del Tunnel Pneu, progetto di Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’urbino e Paolo Lomazzi
Sculture piramidali di Lynn Chadwick, nell’allestimento del Grande numero: l’intervento figurativo a grande scala